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Subject: List of Active Newsgroups (Last changed: 10 December 1986)
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[Most recent change: 10 December 1986 by s...@gatech.edu]

The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
16 December 1986.  There are two basic subcategories of netwide 
newsgroups:  "world" and  "mod".  The "world" groups are divided into
seven broad classifications:  "news", "soc", "talk", "misc", "sci",
"comp" and "rec".  Each of these classifications is organized into
groups and subgroups according to topic.

The "comp" classification includes topics of interest to computer
professionals and hobbyists, including topics in computer science,
software source, and information on hardware and software systems.  The
"sci" newsgroups are intended to be technical in nature and relate to
the established sciences.  The "misc" groups address themes not easily
classified under any of the other headings or which incorporate themes
from multiple categories. The "soc" groups address social issues and
socializing.  The "talk" groups are largely debate-oriented, and tend
to feature long discussions without resolution and without appreciable
amounts of useful information.  The "news" groups concern the news
network and software itself.  The "rec" groups are recreation and
hobby-oriented groups.  An eventual goal is to include the current
"mod" groups into the same seven category naming scheme sometime in
1987.

The "world" and "mod" newsgroups are (usually) circulated around the
entire USENET -- this implies world-wide distribution.  Not all groups
actually enjoy such wide distribution, however.  The European Usenet
sites (Eunet) take only a selected subset of the more "technical"
groups, and controversial "noise" groups are often not carried by many
sites in the US and Canada (these groups are primarily under the "talk"
and "soc" classifications).

"mod" groups are moderated or are monitored mailing lists.  They can
only be posted to by mailing submissions to the coordinator (provided
in a companion posting).  Some selected sites provide automatic
remailing in support of 2.11 news -- posting to a mod group
automatically mails the article for the poster. Some of the "mod"
groups are gatewayed to USENET from the ARPA Internet and appear as
"mod" groups to facilitate distribution and posting from the Usenet.

Some of the "world" groups are bidirectionally gatewayed with
ARPA Internet mailing lists; items submitted from the ARPA side to
the digest are split up and submitted to the USENET group, while
articles submitted on the USENET side are bundled up and submitted to
the mailing list.  Most such gatewayed groups are done as "mod"
groups.  A complete list of moderated newsgroups, submission addresses
and moderators is given in a companion posting.

"net" groups are remnants of the old naming scheme and they will soon
be deleted or merged into the "world" group structure.

The following "world" groups have been gatewayed with the listed
Arpa Internet lists.  Some of them may not still be gatewayed due to
broken software and/or gateways; such groups are marked with an
asterisk ("*") in the list below.  Please contact me if you should know
of their current status.  Also note that the group "comp.lang.forth" is
gatewayed with the Bitnet discussion list "umfo...@weizmann.bitnet".

	Usenet Group		Arpa Internet list
	------------		----------------
	*comp.emacs		unix-em...@cc5.bbn.com
	*comp.lang.ada		info-...@usc-isif.arpa
	*comp.lang.c		inf...@brl.arpa
	*comp.lang.pascal	info-pas...@brl.arpa
	*comp.lang.prolog	pro...@su-score.arpa
	*comp.mail.headers	header-peo...@mit-mc.arpa
	*comp.os.cpm		info-...@amsaa.arpa
	*comp.sys.atari.8bit	info-ata...@su-score.arpa
	*comp.sys.atari.st	info-atar...@su-score.arpa
	*comp.sys.misc		info-mi...@brl.arpa
	*comp.terminals		info-te...@mit-mc.arpa
	*comp.unix.questions	info-u...@brl.arpa
	*comp.unix.wizards	unix-wiza...@brl.arpa
	*sci.astro		sky-f...@mit-xx.arpa
	*sci.physics		phys...@sri-unix.arpa
	*sci.space		s...@angband.arpa
	*talk.origins		evolut...@kestrel.arpa
	*rec.ham-radio		info-h...@simtel20.arpa
	*rec.ham-radio.packet	packet-ra...@eddie.mit.edu
	*rec.railroad		railr...@rochester.arpa
	*rec.arts.sf-lovers	sf-lov...@red.rutgers.edu
	*rec.video		videot...@simtel20.arpa
	net.sources		unix-sour...@brl.arpa

There are groups in other subcategories, but they are local: to
institutions, to geographic regions, etc. and they are not listed
here.  Note that these distribution categories can be used to restrict
the propagation of news articles.  Currently, distributions include:
	world		worldwide distribution (default)
	att		limited to AT&T
	can		limited to Canada
	eunet		limited to European sites
	na		limited to North America
	usa		limited to the United States
There may be other regional and local distribution categories available
at your site.  Most US states have distribution categories named after
the two letter abbreviation for that state or category (e.g., "ga" for
Georgia, "nj" for New Jersey). Please use an appropriate distribution
category if your article is not likely to be of interest to USENET
readers worldwide.

Please notify me of any errors or additions to the list below.

Gene Spafford
s...@gatech.EDU
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Newsgroup		Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------
net.announce.arpa-internet	Announcements from the Arpa world
net.sources		For the posting of software packages & documentation.
	net.sources.bugs	For bug fixes and features discussion
 				   pertaining to items in net.sources
	net.sources.games	Postings of recreational software
	net.sources.mac		Software for the Apple Macintosh

mod.announce		General announcements of interest to all.
	mod.announce.newusers	Explanatory postings for new users.
mod.ai			Discussions about Artificial Intelligence
mod.amiga		Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs.
	mod.amiga.binaries	Encoded public domain programs in binary form.
	mod.amiga.sources	Public domain software in source code format.
mod.compilers		Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc.
mod.computers		Discussion about various computers and related.
	mod.computers.68k		68000-based systems.
	mod.computers.apollo		Apollo computer systems.
	mod.computers.masscomp		The Masscomp line of computers.
	mod.computers.ibm-pc		The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT.
	mod.computers.laser-printers	Laser printers, hardware and software.
	mod.computers.pyramid		Pyramid 90x computers.
	mod.computers.ridge		Ridge 32 computers and ROS.
	mod.computers.sequent		Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000).
	mod.computers.sun		Sun "workstation" computers
	mod.computers.vax		DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS.
	mod.computers.workstations	Various workstation-type computers.
mod.conferences		Calls for papers and conference announcements.
mod.comp-soc		Discussion on the impact of technology on society.
mod.graphics		Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc.
mod.human-nets		Computer aided communications digest.
mod.mac			Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs.
	mod.mac.binaries	Encoded public domain programs in binary form.
	mod.mac.sources		Public domain software in source code format.
mod.mag.otherrealms	Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine".
mod.map			Various maps, including UUCP maps
mod.music		Reviews and discussion of things musical
	mod.music.gaffa		Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush).
mod.newprod		Announcements of new products of interest to readers
mod.newslists		Postings of news-related statistics and lists
mod.os			Disussions about operating systems and related areas.
	mod.os.os9		Discussions about the os9 operating system.
	mod.os.unix		Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs.
mod.philosophy		Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts.
	mod.philosophy.tech	Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc
mod.politics		Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions.
	mod.politics.arms-d		Arms discussion digest.
mod.protocols		Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions.
	mod.protocols.appletalk		Applebus hardware & software discussion.
	mod.protocols.kermit		Information about the Kermit package.
	mod.protocols.tcp-ip		TCP and IP network protocols.
mod.psi			Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences.
mod.rec			Discussions on pastimes (not currently active)
	mod.rec.guns		Discussions about firearms
mod.recipes		A "distributed cookbook" of screened recipes.
mod.religion		Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet).
	mod.religion.christian	Discussions on Christianity and related topics.
mod.risks		Risks to the public from computers & users.
mod.sources		postings of public-domain sources.
	mod.sources.doc		Archived public-domain documentation.
	mod.sources.games	Postings of public-domain game sources
mod.std			Discussion about various standards
	mod.std.c		Discussion about C language standards
	mod.std.mumps		Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps
	mod.std.unix		Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX
mod.techreports		Announcements and lists of technical reports.
mod.telecom		Telecommunications digest.
mod.vlsi		Very large scale integrated circuits.

comp.ai			Artificial intelligence discussions.
comp.arch		Computer architecture.
comp.bugs.2bsd		Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
comp.bugs.4bsd		Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
comp.bugs.misc		General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp).
comp.bugs.sys5		Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.
comp.cog-eng		Cognitive engineering.
comp.databases		Database and data management issues and theory.
comp.dcom.lans		Local area network hardware and software.
comp.dcom.modems	Data communications hardware and software.
comp.edu		Computer science education.
comp.emacs		EMACS editors of different flavors.
comp.graphics		Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing,
comp.lang.ada		Discussion about Ada*.
comp.lang.apl		Discussion about APL.
comp.lang.c		Discussion about C.
comp.lang.c++		The object-oriented C++ language.
comp.lang.forth		Discussion about Forth.
comp.lang.fortran	Discussion about FORTRAN.
comp.lang.lisp		Discussion about LISP.
comp.lang.misc		Different computer languages not specifically listed.
comp.lang.modula2	Discussion about Modula-2.
comp.lang.pascal	Discussion about Pascal.
comp.lang.prolog	Discussion about PROLOG.
comp.lang.smalltalk	Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
comp.lsi		Large scale integrated circuits.
comp.mail.headers	Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list.
comp.mail.misc		General discussions about computer mail.
comp.mail.uucp		Mail in the uucp network environment.
comp.misc		General topics about computers not covered elsewhere.
comp.org.decus		DEC* Users' Society newsgroup.
comp.org.usenix		USENIX Association events and announcements.
comp.os.cpm		Discussion about the CP/M operating system.
comp.os.eunice		The SRI Eunice system.
comp.os.misc		General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere.
comp.periphs		Peripheral devices.
comp.sources.d		For any discussion of source postings.
comp.sources.wanted	Requests for software and fixes.
comp.std.internat	Discussion about international standards
comp.sys.amiga		Discussion about the Amiga micro.
comp.sys.apple		Discussion about Apple micros.
comp.sys.atari.8bit	Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros.
comp.sys.atari.st	Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros.
comp.sys.att		Discussions about AT&T microcomputers 
comp.sys.cbm		Discussion about Commodore micros.
comp.sys.dec		Discussions about DEC computer systems.
comp.sys.hp		Discussion about Hewlett/Packard's.
comp.sys.ibm.pc		Discussion about IBM personal computers.
comp.sys.intel		Disucussions about Intel systems and parts.
comp.sys.m6809		Discussion about 6809's.
comp.sys.m68k		Discussion about 68k's.
comp.sys.mac		Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa.
comp.sys.misc		Micro computers of all kinds.
comp.sys.nsc.32k	National Semiconductor 32000 series chips
comp.sys.tandy		Discussion about TRS-80's.
comp.sys.ti		Discussion about Texas Instruments.
comp.terminals		All sorts of terminals.
comp.text		Text processing.
comp.unix.questions	UNIX neophytes group.
comp.unix.wizards	Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX.
comp.unix.xenix		Discussion about the Xenix OS.

misc.consumers		Consumer interests, product reviews, etc.
misc.consumers.house	Discussion about owning and maintaining a house.
misc.forsale		Short, tasteful postings about items for sale.
misc.headlines		Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc.
misc.invest		Investments and the handling of money.
misc.jobs		Job announcements, requests, etc.
misc.kids		Children, their behavior and activities.
misc.legal		Legalities and the ethics of law.
misc.misc		Various discussions not fitting in any other group.
misc.taxes		Tax laws and advice.
misc.test		For testing of network software.  Very boring.
misc.wanted		Requests for things that are needed (NOT software).

news.admin		Comments directed to news administrators.
news.config		Postings of system down times and interruptions.
news.groups		Discussions and lists of newsgroups
news.lists		News-related statistics and lists (Moderated)
news.misc		Discussions of USENET itself.
news.newsites		Postings of new site announcements.
news.software.b		Discussion about B news software.
news.software.notes	Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois.
news.stargate		Discussion about satellite transmission of news.
news.sysadmin		Comments directed to system administrators.

rec.arts.books		Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes.
rec.arts.comics		The funnies, old and new.
rec.arts.drwho		Discussion about Dr. Who.
rec.arts.movies		Reviews and discussions of movies.
rec.arts.poems		For the posting of poems.
rec.arts.sf-lovers	Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.
rec.arts.startrek	Star Trek, the TV show and the movies.
rec.arts.tv		The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
rec.arts.tv.soaps	Postings about soap operas.
rec.arts.wobegon	"A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion.
rec.audio		High fidelity audio.
rec.autos		Automobiles, automotive products and laws.
rec.autos.tech		Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al.
rec.aviation		Aviation rules, means, and methods.
rec.bicycles		Bicycles, related products and laws.
rec.birds		Hobbyists interested in bird watching.
rec.boats		Hobbyists interested in boating.
rec.food.cooking	Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
rec.food.drink		Wines and spirits.
rec.food.veg		Vegetarians.
rec.games.board		Discussion and hints on board games.
rec.games.bridge	Hobbyists interested in bridge.
rec.games.chess		Chess & computer chess.
rec.games.empire	Discussion and hints about Empire.
rec.games.frp		Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games.
rec.games.go		Discussion about Go.
rec.games.hack		Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game.
rec.games.misc		Games and computer games.
rec.games.pbm		Discussion about Play by Mail games.
rec.games.rogue		Discussion and hints about Rogue.
rec.games.trivia	Discussion about trivia.
rec.games.video		Discussion about video games.
rec.gardens		Gardening, methods and results.
rec.ham-radio		Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
rec.ham-radio.packet	Discussion about packet radio setups.
rec.humor		Jokes and the like.  May be somewhat offensive.
rec.humor.d		Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles
rec.mag			Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc.
rec.misc		General topics about recreational/participant sports.
rec.motorcycles		Motorcycles and related products and laws.
rec.music.classical	Discussion about classical music.
rec.music.folk		Folks discussing folk music of various sorts
rec.music.gdead		A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads
rec.music.makers	For performers and their discussions.
rec.music.misc		Music lovers' group.
rec.music.synth		Synthesizers and computer music
rec.nude		Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities.
rec.pets		Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.
rec.photo		Hobbyists interested in photography.
rec.puzzles		Puzzles, problems, and quizzes.
rec.railroad		Real and model train fans' newsgroup.
rec.scuba		Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving.
rec.skiing		Hobbyists interested in skiing.
rec.skydiving		Hobbyists interested in skydiving.
rec.sport.baseball	Discussion about baseball.
rec.sport.basketball	Discussion about basketball.
rec.sport.football	Discussion about football.
rec.sport.hockey	Discussion about hockey.
rec.sport.misc		Spectator sports.
rec.travel		Traveling all over the world.
rec.video		Video and video components.
rec.woodworking		Hobbyists interested in woodworking.

sci.astro		Astronomy discussions and information.
sci.bio			Biology and related sciences.
sci.crypt		Different methods of data en/decryption.
sci.electronics		Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions.
sci.lang		Natural languages, communication, etc.
sci.math		Mathematical discussions and pursuits
sci.math.stat		Statistics discussion.
sci.math.symbolic	Symbolic algebra discussion.
sci.med			Medicine and its related products and regulations.
sci.misc		Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences.
sci.physics		Physical laws, properties, etc.
sci.research		Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever.
sci.space		Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
sci.space.shuttle	The space shuttle and the STS program.

soc.college		College, college activities, campus life, etc.
soc.culture.african	Discussions about Africa & things African
soc.culture.celtic	Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!)
soc.culture.greek	Group about Greeks.
soc.culture.indian	Group for discussion about India & things Indian
soc.culture.jewish	Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion
soc.culture.misc	Group for discussion about other cultures
soc.misc		Socially-oriented topics not in other groups.
soc.motss		Issues pertaining to homosexuality.
soc.roots		Genealogical matters.
soc.singles		Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc.
soc.net-people		Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net.
soc.women		Women's rights, discrimination, etc.

talk.abortion		All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion.
talk.bizarre		The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid.
talk.origins		Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!).
talk.philosophy.misc	Philosophical musings on all topics.
talk.politics.misc	Political discussions and ravings of all kinds.
talk.politics.theory	Theory of politics and political systems.
talk.religion.misc	Religious, ethical, & moral implications.
talk.rumors		For the posting of rumors.
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* UNIX is a Trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories.
* DEC is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.
* VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.
* Ada is a registered Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the
   United States Department of Defense.